Great Ocean, on behalf of Hartmann Reederei, Leer/Germany, was contracted by the Brazilian Navy to provide a ship capable of attending to their needs of transporting equipment and general cargo, as well as to accommodate 75 Navy Officers. The ship will operate from and to the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station (EACF) in the King George Island, South Shetlands, where she effected her first call on November 16th, 2012.

Loading a 19,000 tons floating rig is not everybody’s cup of tea, and to attend to such an operation is certainly an experience in itself. Great Ocean Serviços Marítimos had been given the honor to act as agents of the Semisubmersible M/V “XIANG YUN KOU” in the bay of Angra dos Reis in November of 2012. Allow us to share this experience with you with the virtual tour provided herewith.